Convicted of causing damage to vehicle
caused to a car.
Bruno Antonio Da Veiga Marracho Pinto, Ashfield Manor, Portadown, had denied a charge of criminal damage on March 3, 2014.
He was due to appear last Wednesday at Craigavon Magistrates Court to contest the matter.
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Hide AdHowever he failed to appear and the case went ahead in his absence.
The court heard there was a dispute between two Portuguese nationals in a car park.
One alleged that the defendant approached his car and kicked it a number of times, causing damage to a wing mirror.
He claimed it cost in the region of £1,000 to repair the damage.
District Judge, Mrs Bernie Kelly, convicted the defendant and fined him £500.
He was also ordered to pay £1,000 compensation for the damage caused to the vehicle.